Where does “auga” come from?

auga (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse auga, from Proto-Germanic augô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

auga (Norwegian Nynorsk): eye (organ)

Definitions

  1. eye (organ)

Ancestry of “auga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaugaeye
2Proto-Germanicaugôeye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “auga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic augô →Every word from Old Norse auga →